Entrepreneurship Development Questions and Answers || Entrepreneurship Development MCQ part-2

1.  _______ is an innovative layout:

  1. process layout
  2. combined layout
  3. stationary layout
  4. cellular layout

Answer.4. cellular layout

Explanation:

The cellular layout is an innovative layout. It provides for faster processing time, less material handling, less work-in-process inventory, and reduced setup time, all of which reduce costs. Flexibility. Cellular manufacturing allows for the production of small batches, which provides some degree of increased flexibility.

 

2.  _______ is referred to as group layout:

  1. process layout
  2. combined layout
  3. stationary layout
  4. cellular layout

Answer.1. process layout

Explanation:

  • A process layout is also called a job-shop or Functional layout.
  • It is referred to as group layout.
  • In this layout, similar equipment or machines are grouped together.
  • This layout is useful to produce High varieties of products with low volume.
  • Part travels, according to the established sequence of operations, from area to area, where the proper machines are located for each operation.
  • Hospitals, where the areas are dedicated to a particular type of care, is an example of this.

 

3. ______ is called fixed position layout:

  1. process layout
  2. combined layout
  3. stationary layout
  4. cellular layout

Answer.3. stationary layout

Explanation:

In stationary layout, the manufacturing operations require the movements of men, machines, and materials in the product layout and process layout, generally the machines are fixed installations and the operators are static in terms of their specified work stations.

 

4.  ______ is also called functional layout:

  1. process layout
  2. combined layout
  3. stationary layout
  4. cellular layout

Answer.1. process layout

Explanation:

  • A process layout is also called a job-shop or Functional layout.
  • It is referred to as group layout.
  • In this layout, similar equipment or machines are grouped together.
  • This layout is useful to produce High varieties of products with low volume.
  • Part travels, according to the established sequence of operations, from area to area, where the proper machines are located for each operation.
  • Hospitals, where the areas are dedicated to a particular type of care, is an example of this.

 

5. ______ is a post-investment decision report.

  1. feasibility report
  2. interim report
  3. project report
  4. progress report

Answer.3. project report

Explanation:

A project report is a post-investment process. It enables to prepare detailed specifications and design, engineering., drawings, site investigation, time schedule for project implementation etc. Thus, the project formulation is a pre-investment decision and the project report is a post-investment decision.

 

6. ______ provides clues to pertinent questions like “what, why, how, when, and where of the project.

  1. feasibility report
  2. interim report
  3. project report
  4. progress report

Answer.3. project report

Explanation:

A project report is a post-investment process. It enables to prepare detailed specifications and design, engineering., drawings, site investigation, time schedule for project implementation etc. Thus, the project formulation is a pre-investment decision and the project report is a post-investment decision.

The project report provides clues to all those pertinent questions such as “what, why, how, when, and where” of the project.

 

7. An in-depth study is not required in ______

  1. feasibility report
  2. interim report
  3. project report
  4. progress report

Answer.1. feasibility report

Explanation:

A feasibility report is a document that assesses potential solutions to the business problem or opportunity and determines which of these are viable for further analysis. Departments are not required to carry out in-depth studies and investigations and prepare feasibility reports before submitting their proposals.

 

8. ______ is the master report.

  1. feasibility report
  2. interim report
  3. project report
  4. progress report

Answer.3. project report

Explanation:

The details gathered from feasibility studies are presented in various tables, reports, and statements are consolidated into one master report which is called ‘Project Report’. This report contains the background information about the industry to which the project belongs and the enterprise submitting the report. The main objective of preparing the report is to provide information for the project appraisal.

 

9. ______ is the final report.

  1. feasibility report
  2. interim report
  3. project report
  4. progress report

Answer.3. project report

Explanation:

A Project Final Report is used to document project successes, lessons learned and performance in order to signal improvement in project delivery for the future.

 

10. Which of the following is not included in utilities?

  1. raw materials
  2. water
  3. power
  4. effluent disposal

Answer.1. raw materials

Explanation:

Utility, in economics, refers to the usefulness or enjoyment a consumer can get from a service or good. Examples of raw materials include steel, oil, corn, grain, gasoline, lumber, forest resources, plastic, natural gas, coal, and minerals.

 

11. Which of these are not industry promotional institutions?

  1. KFC
  2. KSIDC
  3. KSETDC
  4. KTC

Answer.1. KFC

Explanation:

Institutional promotion is the promotion of the organization as a whole- its ethics, values, goodwill, its sense of social responsibility, in an effort to improve brand recognition and increase its public relationship appeal. It is considered generally as a form of advertising.

KFC is not industries promotional institution.

 

12. Ability to make clear decisions on the merits of a case is called ______ skill.

  1. communication
  2. decision-making
  3. project development
  4. management

Answer.2. decision-making

Explanation:

Decision-making is the ability that involves making decisions about the decision process itself. Understanding better about “how to decide” decision-makers can improve the quality of their decisions and use less time and resources.

 

13. ______ skill helps an entrepreneur to establish an enterprise.

  1. communication
  2. decision-making
  3. project development
  4. management

Answer.3. project development

Explanation:

Project development skill helps an entrepreneur to establish an enterprise.

An entrepreneur plans to establish an enterprise. In order to be effective, he should know how to conceive the project, the stages through which he should go to establish it, the information he may have to collect, the factors he may have to consider in taking investment decisions, etc.

 

14. _______ skill relates to accounting and financing control, marketing, production planning and inventory control and to manage people who work in the enterprise.

  1. communication
  2. decision-making
  3. project development
  4. management

Answer.4. management

Explanation:

Once an enterprise is started, its proper management which is crucial to its survival and growth has to be ensured. Management skills relate to accounting and financing control, marketing, production planning, and inventory control and to managing the people who work in the enterprise.

 

15. ______ skills are necessary for an entrepreneur to deal with many people.

  1. communication
  2. decision-making
  3. project development
  4. management

Answer.1. communication

Explanation:

Every entrepreneur must be able to communicate effectively with clients, team members, and all other stakeholders. Whether through verbal communication during meetings or sending reports and messages through emails about the project, entrepreneurs require superior written and verbal communication.

 

16. Incubators organized by the government are called ______

  1. government-sponsored
  2. non-profit organizations sponsored
  3. university-sponsored
  4. privately sponsored

Answer.1. government-sponsored

Explanation:

Incubators focus on early-stage startups that do not have a business model in place. They help nurture a startup by developing its strong idea into a viable product and are commonly referred to as a school for startups. Incubators typically work on a fee basis as opposed to taking an equity stake in the startup.

Incubators organized by the government are called government-sponsored.

 

17.  _____ are incubators sponsored and managed through associations, chambers of commerce etc

  1. government-sponsored
  2. non-profit organizations sponsored
  3. university-sponsored
  4. privately sponsored

Answer.2. non-profit organizations sponsored

Explanation:

Non-profit organizations sponsored incubators sponsored and managed through associations, chambers of commerce etc.

Incubators focus on early-stage startups that do not have a business model in place. They help nurture a startup by developing its strong idea into a viable product and are commonly referred to as a school for startups. Incubators typically work on a fee basis as opposed to taking an equity stake in the startup.

 

18.  ______ incubators transit the findings of research and development into new products and technologies.

  1. government-sponsored
  2. non-profit organizations sponsored
  3. university-sponsored
  4. privately sponsored

Answer.3. university-sponsored

Explanation:

University incubators are considered science and technology incubators. The major goal of university-related incubators is to transit the findings of fastening research and development into new products and technologies. Some of the academic institutions like IIMs are also acting as business incubators.

 

19. ______ incubators are organized and managed by private firms or companies or corporations.

  1. government-sponsored
  2. non-profit organizations sponsored
  3. university-sponsored
  4. privately sponsored

Answer.4. privately sponsored

Explanation:

Privately Sponsored incubators are organized and managed by private firms or companies or cooperations. The major goal is to make profit.

 

20. ______ incubators create employment.

  1. general-purpose
  2. technology
  3. specialist
  4. none

Answer.1. general-purpose

Explanation:

General-purpose incubators provide all the set of services from the pre to the post-incubation phase and provide support to all those who have a feasible idea not withstanding the provenance and the economic sector involved.

General-purpose incubators create employment.

 

21. _____ incubators seek to commercialize new product or service

  1. general purpose
  2. technology
  3. specialist
  4. none

Answer.2. technology

Explanation:

Technology-based incubators are new firms established for the purposes of commercializing a new technology or of providing an innovative service on the basis of new technology. Such enterprises generally have limited capital and assets and largely depend on their innovative capacity and human capital to succeed in the marketplace.

 

22. ______ incubators focus on specific industry areas like art and craft

  1. general-purpose
  2. technology
  3. specialist
  4. none

Answer.3. specialist

Explanation:

Sector-specific incubators provide all the set of services from the pre to the post-incubation phase and provide support to all those who have a feasible idea within a specific economic sector (e.g. environment, agro-food, chemicals, art, and craft, etc.), which is the expression of the real endogenous potential of the territory where the incubator is located. According to the specificities of the sector, these may require specific infrastructure to meet the needs of the client companies.

 

23.  Which of these is not a criterion for choosing the right incubator?

  1. success rates
  2. quality
  3. site
  4. space

Answer.3. site

Explanation:

The criterion for choosing the right incubator is

  1. Success Rate
  2. Project quality
  3. Project Space

 

24.  ______ is made up of a core group of highly specialized firms the same industry.

  1. ed clubs
  2. business clubs
  3. chamber of commerce
  4. business clusters

Answer.4. business clusters

Explanation:

A business cluster is made up of a core group of highly specialized firms from the same industry. There will also be many supporting firms that supply goods and services to the core industries in the cluster. The governmental support is usually in the form of setting up infrastructure for use by the core industries.

 

25. Which of these is a problem of MSMEs?

  1. bogus units
  2. inadequate finance
  3. lack of managerial experience
  4. all of these

Answer.4. all of these

Explanation:

The unavailability of adequate and timely credit facilities, high cost of credit, lack of modern technology, no research, and innovations, insufficient training and skill development, complex labor laws, bogus unit, lack of managerial experience,  are the main problems of the MSME`S.

 

26.  The slogan “innovate or evaporate” was given by………

  1. Robert Owen
  2. joseph Schumpeter
  3. Richard Cantillon
  4. Philip Kotler

Answer.4. Philip Kotler

Explanation:

The slogan “innovate or evaporate” was given by Philip Kotler

 

27.  The first and foremost industrial estate was established at ______

  1. Rajkot
  2. Ahmadabad
  3. Patna
  4. Gurgaon

Answer.1. Rajkot

Explanation:

The first industrial estate in India was established by SSIB in 1955 at Rajkot in Gujarat.

 

28.  The first and foremost industrial estate was established in the year ______

  1. 1960
  2. 1962
  3. 1955
  4. 1950

Answer.3. 1955

Explanation:

The first industrial estate in India was established by SSIB in 1955 at Rajkot in Gujarat.

 

29.  _______ means organizing, housing and servicing industry, a planned clustering of industrial enterprises offering standard factory buildings erected in advance of demand and a variety of services and facilities to the occupants.

  1. industry
  2. industrial estate
  3. company
  4. none of these

Answer.2. industrial estate

Explanation:

Industrial Estate: An industrial estate can be defined as a method of organizing, housing, and servicing industry, a planned clustering of industrial enterprises offering standard factory building erected in advance of demand and providing a variety of services and facilities to the occupants.

 

30. ______ is the advance given to cover the finance requirement during the time lag between sanctioning and disbursement of term loans by financial institutions.

  1. incentive
  2. bridge capital
  3. subsidy
  4. venture capital

Answer.2. bridge capital

Explanation:

Bridge Capital is a form of temporary financing intended to cover a company’s short-term costs until the moment when regular long-term financing is secured. Thus, it is named bridge financing since it is like a bridge that connects a company to debt capital through short-term borrowings.

 

31. _______ is the work of entrepreneurs.

  1. invention
  2. innovation
  3. both
  4. none

Answer.2. innovation

Explanation:

Innovation is the work of entrepreneurs. Innovation refers to an individual or organization creating new ideas, such as new products, workplace processes and upgrades to existing services or products.

 

32. _______ is the work of scientists.

  1. invention
  2. innovation
  3. both
  4. none

Answer.1. invention

Explanation:

The invention is something such as a device or process that has been created or made up, or the process of creating or making up something or figuring out a way to do something. The invention is the work of scientists.

 

33. Which of these is not an environmental barrier to entrepreneurship?

  1. lack of skilled labor
  2. custom of people
  3. lack of fund
  4. lack of infrastructure

Answer.2. custom of people

Explanation:

Environmental barriers in entrepreneurship

Raw material: Non-availability of raw materials required for production during the peak season. This leads to an increase in the price of raw materials due to competition.
Labor:

1. Shortage of skilled labor

2. Lack of committed and loyal employees.

3. Quality and quantity of labor.

 

34. Which of these is a social barrier to entrepreneurship?

  1. low status
  2. custom of people
  3. both 1 and 2
  4. none

Answer.1. 

Explanation:

Social barrier to entrepreneurship

  1. Socio-cultural norms and values.
  2. The degree of approval or disapproval of entrepreneurial behavior.
  3.  Financial stability and family background
  4. Caste and religious affiliation
  5. Custom of people
  6. Low status in society

 

35.  ______ is a combination of knowledge, skills and appropriate motives that an individual must possess to perform a given task.

  1. persistence
  2. initiative
  3. competency
  4. creativity

Answer.3. competency

Explanation:

Competency is a combination of knowledge, skills and appropriate motives that an individual must possess to perform a given task.

It is the capability to apply or use a set of related knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform “critical work functions” or tasks in a defined work setting.

 

36.  The capacity to take repeated and different actions to overcome obstacles is called ______

  1. persistence
  2. initiative
  3. competency
  4. creativity

Answer.1. persistence

Explanation:

Persistence is the capacity to take repeated and different actions to overcome obstacles.

An entrepreneur is able to make repeated efforts or to take different actions to overcome an obstacle that get in the way of reaching goals. An entrepreneur takes repeated or different actions to overcome an obstacle and Takes action in the face of a significant obstacle.

 

37. An inner urge in an individual to do something is called ______

  1. persistence
  2. initiative
  3. competency
  4. creativity

Answer.2. initiative

Explanation:

An inner urge in an individual to do something is called initiative.

The entrepreneur should be able to take actions that go beyond his job requirements and to act faster. He is always ahead of others and able to become a leader in the field of business.He Does things before being asked or compelled by the situation and acts to extend the business into new areas, products or services.

 

38. ______ is the ability of an entrepreneur to successfully convince others.

  1. persistence
  2. initiative
  3. competency
  4. persuasion

Answer.4. persuasion

Explanation:

Persuasion is the ability of an entrepreneur to successfully convince others.

Entrepreneurs with this competency successfully pursue others to perform the activities effectively and efficiently. An entrepreneur can persuade or influence others by mobilizing resources, obtaining inputs, organizing productions, and selling his products or services.

 

39. Projects for industrial development is an ______ project.

  1. quantifiable
  2. non-quantifiable
  3. sectoral
  4. crash

Answer.1. quantifiable

Explanation:

Projects for which a plausible. quantitative assessment of benefits can be made art called “quantifiable projects”. Projects concerned with industrial development, power generation fall in this category.

 

40. Additional capital cost are incurred in ______ projects to save time.

  1. quantifiable
  2. non-quantifiable
  3. sectoral
  4. crash

Answer.4. crash

Explanation:

Project crashing is when you shorten the duration of a project by reducing the time of one or more tasks. Crashing is done by increasing the resources of the project, which helps make tasks take less time than what they were planned for. Of course, this also adds to the cost of the overall project.

 

41. Large-scale projects are an example of ______ project.

  1. quantifiable
  2. magnitude oriented
  3. sectoral
  4. crash

Answer.2. magnitude oriented

Explanation:

Magnitude-oriented is a large-scale project. Projects may thus be classified based on their investment such as large-scale, medium-scale projects.

 

42. ______ analysis helps in studying the impact of crucial variables like raw materials, sales volume, sales price, degree of capacity utilization etc. over the economic viability of an enterprise

  1. break-even
  2. sensitivity
  3. risk
  4. ratio

Answer.2. sensitivity

Explanation:

Sensitivity analysis is a financial model that determines how target variables are affected based on changes in other variables known as input variables. This model is also referred to as what-if or simulation analysis. It is a way to predict the outcome of a decision given a certain range of variables.

The technique of sensitivity analysis helps in studying the impact of crucial variables (like raw materials, sales volume, sales price. degree of capacity utilization, phasing of capital expenditure) over the economic viability of an enterprise.

 

43.  _____ analysis presents the picture of profit at different levels of production

  1. break-even
  2. sensitivity
  3. risk
  4. ratio

Answer.1. break-even

Explanation:

Break-Even Analysis is the study of cost of production and the amount of profit at the different levels of production.

 

44. ______ analysis helps to compare current performance with the past and also in measuring effectiveness and efficiency of the organization in the light of norms of performances.

  1. break-even
  2. sensitivity
  3. risk
  4. ratio

Answer.4. ratio

Explanation:

Ratio analysis compares line-item data from a company’s financial statements to reveal insights regarding profitability, liquidity, operational efficiency, and solvency. Ratio analysis can mark how a company is performing over time, while comparing a company to another within the same industry or sector.

 

45.  ______ analysis is a continuous process used to analyze the past and/or projected financial data

  1. break-even
  2. sensitivity
  3. financial
  4. ratio

Answer.3. financial

Explanation:

Financial analysis is a continuous process being applicable to every business to evaluate its past performance and current financial position. It is useful in various situations to provide managers with the information that is needed for critical decisions.

 

46. Crashing is applicable in _____

  1. pert
  2. CPM
  3. map
  4. lob

Answer.2. CPM

Explanation:

Crashing is the method for shortening the project duration by reducing the time of one or more critical activities to less than their normal time. It is applicable in CPM technique.

Crash time is the minimum activity duration to which an activity can be compressed by increasing the resource and hence by increasing the direct cost of a project.

 

47.  Which of the following is a psychological factor affecting entrepreneurial growth:

  1. Legitimacy of entrepreneurship,
  2. social status,
  3. need for achievement,
  4. none of these

Answer.3. need for achievement,

Explanation:

Psychological Factors:- Inspiration for achievement prepares an entrepreneur to set higher goals and achieve them. The important psychological factors influencing entrepreneurial growth may be outlined as below:

  1. Need of power
  2. Need of Achievement
  3. Need of affiliation

 

48.  A single lump sum which is given by a govt to an entrepreneur to cover the cost is known as ______

  1. subsidy
  2. Concession
  3. Bounties
  4. None of these

Answer.1. subsidy

Explanation:

Subsidies are a one-time lump sum amount given to the entrepreneur by the government. It is financial help to cover the cost.

Bounty is a financial help provided to an industry so that it can compete with other units of the country as well as any foreign industry in the same business.

 

49. Intrapreneurship is also known as

  1. innovative entrepreneurship
  2. corporate entrepreneurship
  3. women entrepreneurship
  4. none of these

Answer.2. corporate entrepreneurship

Explanation:

Intrapreneurship is also known as Corporate entrepreneurship (CE). It is a term used to describe entrepreneurial behavior inside established mid-sized and large organizations.

 

50.  ______ entrepreneur adopt the successful innovations.

  1. innovative
  2. Adoptive
  3. Fabian
  4. drone

Answer.2. Adoptive

Explanation:

Adoptive/Imitative entrepreneurs copy or adopt suitable innovations made by the innovative entrepreneurs. These entrepreneurs imitate the existing entrepreneurs and set up their enterprise in the same manner. Instead of innovating, they just imitate the technology and methods innovated by others.

 

51. _______ Entrepreneurs are very cautious and skeptical in adopting any change.

  1. Fabian
  2. adoptive
  3. innovative
  4. drone

Answer.1. Fabian 

Explanation:

Fabian entrepreneurs are very careful in their approaches and cautious in adopting any changes. They are not prone to sudden decisions and try to shy away from any innovations or change that doesn’t fit their narrative.

 

52. _______ entrepreneurs are laggards as they continue to operate in their traditional way and resist changes.

  1. innovative
  2. Fabian
  3. drone
  4. adoptive

Answer.3. drone

Explanation:

Drone entrepreneurs who do not like a change. They are considered as ‘old school’. They want to do business in their own traditional or orthodox methods of production and systems. Such people attach pride and tradition to even outdated methods of doing business.

 

54. Entrepreneurial skills include

  1. creative problem solving
  2. persuading
  3. negotiation
  4. all of these

Answer.4. all of these

Explanation:

Entrepreneur skills include various skillsets such as leadership, business management, persuading, negotiation, time management, creative thinking, and problem-solving. You can apply these skills in many job roles and industries. These entrepreneur skills are vital for promoting innovation, business growth, and competitiveness.

 

55. As per McClelland’s psychological theory suggests the most important characteristic for an entrepreneur is

  1. need for power
  2. need for affiliation
  3. need for achievement
  4. need for cooperation

Answer.1. need for achievement

Explanation:

McClelland’s Human Motivation Theory states that every person has one of three main driving motivators: the needs for achievement, affiliation, or power. These motivators are not inherent; we develop them through our culture and life experiences.

David McClelland first proposed that the need for achievement is an important psychological characteristic of entrepreneurs.

According to McClelland, those high in need for achievement exhibit three main behavioral traits: they take personal responsibility for finding solutions to problems; they set moderate performance goals and take moderate calculated risks, and they desire specific feedback concerning performance”.

 

56. Need hierarchy theory is given by

  1. McClelland
  2. Herzberg
  3. Maslow
  4. JSmill

Answer.3. Maslow

Explanation:

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a theory of motivation which states that five categories of human needs dictate an individual’s behavior. Those needs are physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs.

 

58. Joseph Schumpeter describes an entrepreneur as

  1. risk taker
  2. energetic
  3. innovators
  4. information seeking

Answer.3. innovators

Explanation:

According to Schumpeter, an entrepreneur is a person who is willing and able to convert a new idea or invention into a successful innovation.

 

59. Basic problems of women entrepreneurs in India?

  1. lack of education skill
  2. male dominating society
  3. lack of financial strength
  4. all of these

Answer.4. all of these

Explanation:

Challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in India

  1. Fewer sectors are Women friendly
  2. Lack of Social and Institutional Support
  3. Poor Funding Prospects
  4. Lack of Access to Professional Networks
  5. Pressure to Stick to Traditional Gender Roles
  6. Lack of an Entrepreneurial Environment
  7. Mail Dominating society
  8. Lack of Education
  9. Low Risk-Bearing Ability
  10. Lack of financial strength
  11. Stiff Competition
  12. Limited Industry Knowledge
  13. Missing Role Models
  14. Social Construct
  15. Safety Concerns

 

60. Which of the following factors should not be included in PESTLE analysis?

  1. E-Government recycling policy
  2. Proposed reduction in interest rates
  3. Competitor activity
  4. Demographic changes

Answer.3. Competitor activity

Explanation:

PESTEL Analysis is a strategic framework used to evaluate the external environment of a business by breaking down the opportunities and risks into Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental, and Legal factors.

Some important factor in PESTLE analysis is

  1. E-Government recycling policy
  2. The proposed reduction in interest rates
  3. Demographic changes
  4. Cost of Project

 

61. A new venture’s business plan is important because

  1. It helps to persuade others to commit funding to the venture
  2. Can help demonstrate the viability of the venture
  3. Provides a guide for business activities by defining objectives
  4. All the above

Answer.4. All the above

Explanation:

A business plan is an important aspect of developing a new venture. Often a business plan is used to acquire financing. to provide strategic policy, and to attract key individuals with specialized expertise to the new organization. A well-written business plan provides strong data to determine the viability of the proposed business venture and provides a guide for measuring the attainment of goals. It also helps to guide business activities by defining objectives.

 

63.  Promoter is a person who

  1. takes part in the incorporation of a company
  2. is a director
  3. is a relative of the managing director
  4. works to publicity to the company

Answer.1. takes part in the incorporation of a company

Explanation:

A promoter is a person who takes part in the incorporation of a company. A promoter is the one, who undertakes to form a company with reference to a given object and sets it going and takes the necessary steps to accomplish that purpose.

 

64. The process of preparing an inventory of skills needed for

  1. Economic viability
  2. Financial feasibility
  3. Technical feasibility
  4. Managerial competence

Answer.4. Managerial competence

Explanation:

The process of preparing an inventory of skills needed for Managerial competence.

Management competencies are the skills, habits, motives, knowledge and attitudes necessary to successfully manage people. When developed, management competencies promote better leadership and contribute to business success.

 

65.  Memorandum of association of a firm contains

  1. rules regarding the internal management of the company
  2. rules regarding the constitution and activities of the company
  3. rules regarding the external management
  4. rules regarding the constitution

Answer.2. rules regarding the constitution and activities of the company

Explanation:

A Memorandum of association of a firm contains rules regarding the constitution and activities of the company. A Memorandum of Association (MOA) is a legal document that specifies the scope of business activities of the company and information about the shareholding of the company.

 

66. Discretionary responsibilities relate to

  1. philanthropy
  2. ethical responsibility
  3. legal responsibilities
  4. economic responsibilities

Answer.1. philanthropy

Explanation:

Discretionary responsibility is voluntary and guided by a company’s desire to make social contributions not mandated by economics, law, or ethics.

Discretionary activities include philanthropic contributions that offer no direct financial payback to the company and are not expected.”

 

67. Legal responsibilities relate to

  1. just and fair practices
  2. obey the laws of the land
  3. attain economic goals
  4. do good to others

Answer.2. obey the laws of the land

Explanation:

Legal responsibilities relate to obey the laws of the land. The moral obligation to obey the law, or as it is generally called, political obligation, is a moral requirement to obey the laws of one’s country.

 

68. Corporate social responsibility leads to

  1. long-run survival of business
  2. improvement in public image
  3. helps in avoiding government interference
  4. all of these

Answer.4. all of these

Explanation:

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities can help forge a stronger bond between employees and corporations, boost morale, and aid both employees and employers in feeling more connected to the world around them. For a company to be socially responsible, it first needs to be accountable to itself and its shareholders.

 

69.  EDP stands for

  1. Entrepreneurship development program
  2. Entrepreneurship development policy
  3. Entrepreneurship demand plan
  4. none of these

Answer.1. Entrepreneurship development program

Explanation:

Entrepreneurship Development Programm (EDP) is a program that helps in developing entrepreneurial abilities. The skills that are required to run a business successfully is developed among the students through this program. Sometimes, students may have skills but it requires polishing and incubation.

 

70.  Entrepreneurial behavior includes

  1. solving problems
  2. taking initiative
  3. taking responsibility
  4. all of these

Answer.4. all of these

Explanation:

Entrepreneurial behavior includes innovations, creativity, creative, problem solving, taking initiative, organization, values, qualities of a successful entrepreneur and the social responsibilities to be assumed by him, etc.

Among these, innovation is the main characteristic of entrepreneurial behavior, since he is a simulator of changes, possesses the abilities to operate new combinations, and acts as a tool to search for new opportunities.

 

71.  The entrepreneurial growth in India gain momentum after the launch of economic planning in

  1. 1872
  2. 1772
  3. 1950
  4. 1978

Answer.4. 1950

Explanation:

Economic planning in India started after independence in the year 1950 when it was deemed necessary for the economic growth and development of the nation. Long-term objectives of Five Year Plans in India are: High Growth rate to improve the living standard of the residents of India. Economic stability for prosperity.

 

72. Why are small businesses important to a country’s economy?

  1. They give an outlet for entrepreneurs
  2. They can provide specialist support
  3. They can be innovators of new products
  4. All the above

Answer.4. All the above

Explanation:

Small businesses contribute to local economies by bringing growth and innovation to the community in which the business is established. Small businesses also help stimulate economic growth by providing employment opportunities to people who may not be employable by larger corporations.

Importance of small business to a country

  1. They give an outlet for entrepreneurs
  2. They can provide specialist support
  3. They can be innovators of new products
  4. They create employment

 

73. Which of the following factors does the macro-environment not include?

  1. political and regulatory factors
  2. customer needs in a given market
  3. social and demographic factors
  4. technological changes

Answer.2. customer needs in a given market

Explanation:

A macro environment refers to the set of conditions that exist in the economy as a whole, rather than in a particular sector or region. In general, the macro environment includes trends in the gross domestic product (GDP), inflation, employment, spending, and monetary and fiscal policy.

Six components of the macro environment are Demographic, Economic, Natural, Technological, Political and Cultural environments.

 

74.  _____ designed to produce numerous ideas in a short period.

  1. Synectic
  2. Delphi technique
  3. Brainstorming
  4. Nominal group technique

Answer.3. Brainstorming

Explanation:

Brainstorming is a group problem-solving technique that involves the spontaneous contribution of ideas from all members of the group.

 

75. ______ describes the direction, the enterprise is going in, what its goals are, where it wants to be, and how it is going to get there

  1. project report
  2. technical analysis
  3. market analysis
  4. financial analysis

Answer.1. project report

Explanation:

The project report is like a road map. It describes the direction the enterprise is going in, what its goals are, where it wants to be, and how it is going to get there. It enables the entrepreneur to know that he is proceeding in the right direction. Some hold the view that without a well-spelled statement of goals and operational methods to achieve them, the business stands little chance to see success.

 

76.  The oldest form of business organization is

  1. Partnership
  2. Sole proprietorship
  3. Joint-stock company
  4. Co-operative undertaking

Answer.2. Sole proprietorship

Explanation:

A sole trading business is the oldest and simplest form of business organization as in this kind of business, there is no chaos in the management as a person is single-handedly working for the business and also he/she is the single receiver of profit earned.

 

77. A business arrangement where one party allows another party to use a business name and sell its products or services is known as

  1. A cooperative
  2. A franchise
  3. An owner-managed business
  4. A limited company

Answer.1. A franchise

Explanation:

A franchise refers to a contractual arrangement whereby one party (the franchisor) allows another party (the franchisee) to use its trademarks (or tradenames) and other intellectual property, as well as certain business processes and systems.

 

78.  The ‘T’ in a PESTLE analysis refers to

  1. Time
  2. Technology
  3. Training
  4. Talent

Answer.2. Technology

Explanation:

PESTLE analysis is a mnemonic, it stands for – Political, Economic, Sociological, Technological, Legal, and Environmental analysis. It is basically all the elements of the macro environment of a business.

 

79. Which of the following is the reason for business failure?

  1. Lack of market research
  2. Poor financial control
  3. Poor management
  4. All the above

Answer.4. All the above

Explanation:

The most common reasons small businesses fail include a lack of capital or funding, retaining an inadequate management team, lack of market research, a faulty infrastructure or business model, and unsuccessful marketing initiatives.

 

80. Kunkel proposed the theory of

  1. social behavior
  2. consumer behaviour
  3. cognitive response
  4. X-efficiency

Answer.1. social behavior

Explanation:

Kunkel presented a social behavioral model of entrepreneurship. This model is concerned with the overtly expressed activities of individuals and their relation to the previous and presents surroundings, socials structures, and physical conditions.

 

81.  Innovation can best be defined as _______

  1. the generation of new ideas
  2. the evolution of new ideas
  3. the opposite of creativity
  4. the successful exploitation of new ideas

Answer.1. the generation of new ideas

Explanation:

Innovation refers to an individual or organization creating new ideas, such as new products, workplace processes and upgrades to existing services or products. In business, innovation can promote growth, help ensure the organization can compete with new market trends and help generate profit.

 

82.  Which of these statements best describes the context for entrepreneurship?

  1. Entrepreneurship takes place in small businesses
  2. Entrepreneurship takes place in large businesses
  3. Entrepreneurship takes place in a wide variety of contexts
  4. Entrepreneurship does not take place in social enterprises

Answer.3. Entrepreneurship takes place in a wide variety of contexts

Explanation:

Entrepreneurship takes place in a wide variety of contexts. Entrepreneurship is a skill that is required not only by huge corporations but also by small firms. Entrepreneurs work under the constraints of their environment the political economy. Five factors will be key to entrepreneurial success: creativity, tolerance for risk, responsiveness to opportunities, leadership and the ability to take advantage of the rights afforded to you.

 

83.  Entrepreneurship can best be described as _________

  1. a process that requires setting up a business
  2. taking a significant risk in a business context
  3. having a strong vision
  4. a process involving innovation, new products or services, and value creation

Answer.4. 

Explanation:

The entrepreneurship process involves an innovative idea for a new product, process, or service. A triggering event is something that happens to the entrepreneur that causes him to begin bringing the idea to reality. Implementation is the stage at which the entrepreneur forms a business based on her idea.

The first stage of the small business management process is growth, which usually means the business is becoming large enough to generate enough profit to support itself and its owner. The maturity stage is reached when the business is stable and well established. The harvest stage occurs when the small business manager leaves the business because of its sale, merger, or failure.

 

84. Entrepreneurial development is the key to achieving all-around _____ through the acceleration of industrial and entrepreneurial activities.

  1. economic development
  2. increase in profits
  3. shareholders value
  4. business development

Answer.1. economic development

Explanation:

Entrepreneurial development is the key to achieving all-around economic development through the acceleration of industrial and entrepreneurial activities.

Entrepreneurs boost economic growth by introducing innovative technologies, products, and services. Increased competition from entrepreneurs challenges existing firms to become more competitive. Entrepreneurs provide new job opportunities in the short and long term.

 

85.  According to the sociological approach, entrepreneurship

  1. Process of sensitivity
  2. Process of role performance
  3. Process of economic change
  4. All of these

Answer.2. Process of role performance

Explanation:

Sociologists consider entrepreneurship as a process of role performance. Entrepreneurs are expected to be governed by the wishes of society, customers, ethics values, child-rearing practices, etc.

The sociological approach to the study of entrepreneurship deals with social and cultural factors responsible for the nature and growth of entrepreneurship development in a society. It attempts to understand why a social structure and culture facilitates or inhibits entrepreneurial development.

 

86.  Which of the following attitudes is not generally associated with successful entrepreneurship?

  1. Competition and cooperation
  2. Desire to influence others
  3. Innovation and product improvement
  4. Status quo in business

Answer.4. Status quo in business

Explanation:

A successful entrepreneur must be able to make wise decisions about how he uses his time, continually evaluating and prioritizing tasks according to relevance and importance.

10 Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs
  • Curiosity.
  • Structured Experimentation.
  • Adaptability.
  • Competition and cooperation
  • Desire to influence others
  • Decisiveness.
  • Team Building.
  • Risk Tolerance
  • Comfortable with Failure
  • Persistence.
  • Innovation and product improvement

 

87.  The function of an entrepreneur are:

  1. To imagine a business idea
  2. To study project feasibility
  3. To setup enterprise
  4. All the above

Answer.4. All the above

Explanation:

The various functions of entrepreneurship are Innovation and creativity, Risk-taking and achievement and organization and management, Catalyst of Economic Development, Overcoming Resistance to Change and Research, imagining a business idea, studying project feasibility, to set up an enterprise.

 

88.  Which of the following sentence is not a characteristic of entrepreneurship?

  1. Risk-taking
  2. Innovation
  3. Creative activity
  4. Managerial training

Answer.4. Managerial training

Explanation:

The various functions of entrepreneurship are Innovation and creativity, Risk-taking and achievement and organization and management, Catalyst of Economic Development, Overcoming Resistance to Change and Research, imagining a business idea, studying project feasibility, to set up an enterprise.

 

89. An entrepreneur is:

  1. Born
  2. Made
  3. Born and made both
  4. All of these

Answer.4. All of these

Explanation:

An entrepreneur refers to a person who set up his own business with a new idea or concept. S/he is a person who creates something new and assumes the risks and rewards associated with that innovation. Entrepreneurs are not totally born nor made.

 

90.  Which of the following sentence is inconsistent in the context of entrepreneur:

  1. He is owner of the business
  2. He is risk taker
  3. He operates production activities
  4. He searches out business opportunities

Answer.3. He operates production activities

Explanation:

Entrepreneurship takes place in a wide variety of contexts. Entrepreneurship is a skill that is required not only by huge corporations but also by small firms. Entrepreneurs work under the constraints of their environment the political economy.

Five factors will be key to entrepreneurial success: creativity, tolerance for risk, responsiveness to opportunities, leadership and the ability to take advantage of the rights afforded to you.

 

91. Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs theory is governed by the fact that:

  1. People are universally motivated by needs
  2. People are socially motivated by needs
  3. People are politically motivated by needs
  4. None of the above

Answer.3. People are politically motivated by needs

Explanation:

Maslow”s Hierarchy of needs theory is governed by the fact that People are politically motivated by need.

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a theory of motivation that states that five categories of human needs dictate an individual’s behavior. Those needs are physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs.

 

92. In underdeveloped countries, local mobile phone companies use the same technology used by big companies to manufacture their products Which of the following type of Entrepreneurs is highlighted above:

  1. Trading Entrepreneurs
  2. Imitative Entrepreneurs
  3. First-generation Entrepreneurs
  4. Innovative Entrepreneurs

Answer.2. Imitative Entrepreneurs

Explanation:

Imitative entrepreneurs are those who run their enterprises by imitating the successful innovations applied by innovative entrepreneurs. In other words, they do not have an interest in innovative activities, the same as that of innovative entrepreneurs.

For e.g In underdeveloped countries, local mobile phone companies use the same technology used by big companies to manufacture their products

 

93. All but which of the following is considered to be a myth associated with entrepreneurship?

  1. Successful entrepreneurs are born not made
  2. First ventures are always successful
  3. All entrepreneurs must willingly invest significant sums of money
  4. Successful entrepreneurs must have a break-through invention

Answer.4. Successful entrepreneurs must have a break-through invention

Explanation:

Myth associated with entrepreneurship

  1. Entrepreneurs are born that way.
  2. The only requirement is a good idea.
  3. Starting a new business guarantees freedom
  4. Launching a company quickly leads to wealth
  5. Only money motivates employees
  6. Businesses either flourish or fail
  7. All responsibility falls on the entrepreneur
  8. Quitting is for losers
  9. Successful entrepreneurs must have a break-through invention

 

94. Entrepreneurial culture and growth orientation consists of all of the following except:

  1. Encouraging employees to generate ideas
  2. Focusing on opportunities
  3. The desire to grow at a slow and controlled pace
  4. Being creative

Answer.3. The desire to grow at a slow and controlled pace

Explanation:

Entrepreneurial culture can be described as an environment where someone is motivated to innovate, create and take risks.

Growth-oriented entrepreneurship seeks to create and scale-up businesses that will drive productivity growth, create new employment, increase innovation, promote business internationalization, and achieve sustainable economic growth.

Entrepreneurial culture and growth orientation consist of all of the following except the desire to grow at a slow and controlled pace.

 

95. Intrapreneurship often takes the form of

  1. A semi-autonomous group (eg an internal venture team), operating within the overarching structure of the parent organization
  2. A spinout venture from a university to commercial a new invention
  3. A subsidiary of a large corporation developing a new product
  4. A semi-autonomous group operating outside the overarching structure of the parent organization

Answer.1. A semi-autonomous group

Explanation:

Organization Entrepreneurial activity can be organized in a variety of ways. Sectors. Intrapreneurship or corporate entrepreneurship mostly takes the form of a semi-autonomous group (e.g. an internal venture team), operating within the overarching structure of the parent organization.

 

96.  A  ______ is a professional money manager who makes risk investment from a pool of equity capital to obtain a high rate of return on investments.

  1. venture capitalist
  2. entrepreneur
  3. businessman
  4. buyer

Answer.1. venture capitalist

Explanation:

A  venture capitalist is a professional money manager who makes risk investments from a pool of equity capital to obtain a high rate of return on investments

A venture capitalist (VC) is a private equity investor that provides capital to companies with high growth potential in exchange for an equity stake. This could be funding startup ventures or supporting small companies that wish to expand but do not have access to equities markets.

 

97.  A business plan is important for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

  1. a business plan forces a firm’s founders to systematically think through each aspect of their new venture
  2. a business plan provides lenders and investors assurance that they will earn a decent return
  3. a business plan provides an investor with something to react to
  4. a business plan is a selling document that enables a company to present itself to potential suppliers and business partners

Answer.2. a business plan provides lenders and investors assurance that they will earn a decent return

Explanation:

A business plan is a very important and strategic tool for entrepreneurs. A good business plan not only helps entrepreneurs focus on the specific steps necessary for them to make business ideas succeed, but it also helps them to achieve short-term and long-term objectives.

A business plan is important for all of the following reasons EXCEPT a business plan provides lenders and investors assurance that they will earn a decent return.

 

98. To provide financial assistance to entrepreneurs the government has set up a number of ________

  1. financial advisors
  2. financial intermediaries
  3. Industrial estates
  4. financial institutions

Answer.4. financial institutions

Explanation:

To provide financial assistance to entrepreneurs the government has set up a number of financial institutions. A financial institution (FI) is a company engaged in the business of dealing with financial and monetary transactions such as deposits, loans, investments, and currency exchange.

 

99. _______ can be defined as a specifically evolved work plan dense to achieve a Specific objective within a specific period of time

  1. Idea generation
  2. Opportunity Scanning
  3. Project
  4. Strategy

Answer.3. Project

Explanation:

A project can be defined as a scientifically evolved work plan devised to achieve a specific objective within a specified period of time. Taken in this perspective, while projects can differ in size, nature, objectives, and complexity, they must all partake of three basic attributes of being a course of action; of having specific objectives; and of involving a definite time perspective.

 

100.  _______ is used to accomplish the project economically in the minimum available time with limited resources.

  1. Project Scheduling
  2. Network Analysis
  3. Budget Analysis
  4. Critical Planning

Answer.1. Project Scheduling

Explanation:

Project Scheduling is used to accomplish the project economically in the minimum available time with limited resources.

Project scheduling Determine the optimum schedule of the project and show it on a Gantt Chart.

 

101.  ________ is a form of financing especially for funding high technology, high risk, and Perceived high reward projects.

  1. Fixed capital
  2. Current capital
  3. Seed capital
  4. Venture capital

Answer.4. Venture capital

Explanation:

Venture capital (VC) is a form of private equity and a type of financing that investors provide to startup companies and small businesses that are believed.

Venture capital is a form of financing especially designed for funding high technology, high risk, and perceived high reward projects. Thus, venture capital helps entrepreneurs translate their new ideas into commercial production.

 

102. _____ is a favorable set of circumstances that creates a need for a new product, service, or business

  1. A niche
  2. A venture
  3. A trend
  4. An opportunity

Answer.4. An opportunity

Explanation:

An opportunity is a favorable set of circumstances that creates the need for a new product, service, or business idea.

 

103. Each of the following are ways to identify an opportunity EXCEPT:

  1. observing trends
  2. solving a problem
  3. trying out alternative uses of existing products
  4. finding gaps in the marketplace

Answer.3. trying out alternative uses of existing products

Explanation:

Three Ways to Identify an Opportunity are

  1. Observing Trends,
  2. Solving a Problem, and
  3. Finding Gaps in the Marketplace.

 

104. Entrepreneurs can recognize problems and find ways to solve them through each of the following EXCEPT:

  1. recognizing problems in emerging trends
  2. identifying a currently available product or service and then building a business around a better version
  3. framing a problem differently than it’s been thought of before, and then proposing an appropriate solution
  4. experiencing a problem in one’s own life, and then realizing the solution represents a business opportunity

Answer.2. identifying a currently available product or service and then building a business around a better version

Explanation:

  • Some problems are solved by entrepreneurs who frame a problem differently than it’s been thought of before and then propose an appropriate solution.
  • Entrepreneurs can be recognizing problems in emerging trends.
  • Entrepreneurs experience a problem in one’s own life, and then realize the solution represents a business opportunity

 

105. All of the following are characteristics shared by those who excel at recognizing opportunities EXCEPT:

  1. brainstorming
  2. prior experience
  3. entrepreneurial alertness
  4. social contacts and ties with others

Answer.1. brainstorming

Explanation:

Characteristics shared by  excel at recognizing opportunities are

  1. Prior experience
  2. Entrepreneurial alertness
  3. Social contacts and ties with others
  4. Cognitive Factor

 

106. All of the following are suitable questions to ascertain Product/Service Desirability EXCEPT:

  1. Does it make sense?
  2. Is the product or service financially feasible?
  3. Is this a good time to introduce the product or service in the market?
  4. Are there any fatal flaws in the product or service’s basic design or concept?

Answer.2. Is the product or service financially feasible?

Explanation:

Product/Service Desirability The first component of product/service feasibility is to affirm that the proposed product or service is desirable and serves a need in the marketplace. You should ask the following questions to determine the basic appeal of the product or service:

  1. Does it make sense? Is it reasonable? Is it something consumers will get excited about?
  2. Does it take advantage of an environmental trend, solve a problem, or fill a gap in the marketplace?
  3. Is this a good time to introduce the product or service to the market?
  4. Are there any fatal flaws in the product or service’s basic design or concept?

 

107. All of the following are characteristics of attractive industries EXCEPT:

  1. the industry is young
  2. the industry is fragmented
  3. the industry is crowd
  4. The industry is weak

Answer.3. the industry is crowd

Explanation:

Industry Attractiveness varies in terms of their overall attractiveness.

The top three factors are particularly important. Industries that are young rather than old, are early rather than late in their life cycle, industry is weak, and are fragmented rather than concentrated are more receptive to new entrants than industries with the opposite characteristics.

 

108.  _____ is conducted to determine whether a proposed business has sufficient management expertise, organizational competence, and resources to successfully launch its business

  1. A marketing plan
  2. Financial feasibility analysis
  3. Industry/market feasibility analysis
  4. Organizational feasibility analysis

Answer.4. Organizational feasibility analysis

Explanation:

Organizational feasibility analysis is conducted to determine whether a proposed business has sufficient management expertise, organizational competence, and resources to successfully launch its business. It defines a business’s corporate and legal structure.

 

109. Why is the executive summary perhaps the most important section of the business plan?

  1. This section of the plan provides in-depth discussion of the major trends in the industry in which the firm intends to compete
  2. This section of the plan summarizes the firm’s key executives
  3. If this section of the plan fails to attract an investor’s interest, he or she is unlikely to read the remainder of the plan
  4. This section of the plan deals with the day-to-day operations of the company

Answer.3. 

Explanation:

An executive summary should summarize the key points of the report. It should restate the purpose of the report, highlight the major points of the report, and describe any results, conclusions, or recommendations from the report.

The executive summary is the most important section of the business plan because if this section of the plan fails to attract an investor’s interest, he or she is unlikely to read the remainder of the plan.

 

110. Which of the following might be termed a disadvantage faced by the small business?

  1. Greater flexibility
  2. Greater ability to serve specialized markets
  3. Extreme personal commitment of the owner
  4. More personal service

Answer.2. Greater ability to serve specialized markets

Explanation:

Disadvantages of Small Business Ownership

  1. Financial risk
  2. Stress
  3. Time commitment
  4. Undesirable duties

Small businesses are often able to respond quickly to market changes because they do not always have highly specialized equipment that is specific to a small range of products.

 

111. The financial assistance to small businesses provided by the Small Business Administration takes the form of:

  1. direct loans
  2. guidance in locating lenders
  3. loan guarantees
  4. assistance in filling out paperwork

Answer.4. assistance in filling out paperwork

Explanation:

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is a major way that government assistance to small businesses is made available. The financial assistance to small businesses provided by the Small Business Administration takes the form of assistance in filling out paperwork maintaining the records,  or providing you with the information requested.

 

112. Key features of a well-written business plan would include all of the following except:

  1. financial plan
  2. qualifications of the owner
  3. an analysis of the market
  4. a review of the advertising firms analyzed

Answer.2. qualifications of the owner

Explanation:

At their core, business plans have 5 basic pieces of information. They include a description of your business, an analysis of your competitive environment, a marketing plan, a section on HR (people requirements) and key financial information.

Qualifications of the owner are not required in the business plan.

 

113. EDPs course contents contain _______

  1. General introduction to entrepreneurs
  2. Motivation training
  3. Managerial skills
  4. All the above

Answer.4. All the above

Explanation:

EDPs course contents contain

  • General Introduction to Entrepreneurship
  • Motivation Training
  • Management Skills
  • Support System and Procedure
  • Fundamentals of Project Feasibility Study
  • Plant Visits

 

114. MSME is defined under which act?

  1. MSMED Act 2006
  2. MSMED Act 2001
  3. MSMED Act 1999
  4. MSMED Act 2004

Answer.1. MSMED Act 2006

Explanation:

MSME stands for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises. It was introduced by the Government of India in agreement with the MSMED (Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development) Act of 2006. As per this act, MSMEs are the enterprises involved in the processing, production, and preservation of goods and commodities.

 

115.  MSMEs are important for the Nation’s Economy because they significantly contribute to

  1. Industrial Production
  2. Exports
  3. Employment
  4. All of the above

Answer.4. All of the above

Explanation:

MSMEs are the backbone of economy of a country in terms of sustainable growth, employment generation, increasing trade, development of entrepreneurial skills and contribution to export earnings.

 

116. Investment Limit of a Micro-Enterprise under manufacturing sector does not exceed _____lakhs

  1. 10
  2. 20
  3. 25
  4. 50

Answer.3. 25

Explanation:

  • The limit of investment in plant and machinery for a micro-enterprise does not exceed Rs. 25 lakh
Type of Industry Investment Limit
Micro up to Rs. 25 lakhs
Small Rs. 25 lakhs to Rs. 5 crore
Medium  Rs. 5 crores to Rs. 10 crore
Large scale More than 10 crore

 

117.  The manufacturing enterprises are defined in terms of investment in ________

  1. Furniture
  2. Stock
  3. Plant & machinery
  4. None of these

Answer.3. Plant & machinery

Explanation:

Manufacturing Enterprises: The enterprises engaged in the manufacture or production of goods pertaining to any industry specified in the first schedule to the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951). Manufacturing enterprises are defined in terms of investment in Plant & Machinery.

 

118. Which of the following is not considered while selecting the region?

  1. Law and order
  2. Price of land
  3. Availability of raw materials
  4. Proximity to the product market

Answer.2. Price of land

Explanation:

The selection of a particular region out of the many natural regions of a country the following factors are to be kept in mind:

  1. Availability of raw materials.
  2. Availability of power.
  3. Suitability of climate.
  4. Competition between states.
  5. Nearness to the market.
  6. Transport facilities.
  7. Government policy.

 

119.  Which one of the following is the step involved in setting up a new enterprise?

  1. Creating a business plan
  2. Making a product choice
  3. Selecting the location
  4. Setting up infrastructure

Answer.4. Setting up infrastructure

Explanation:

The following steps are involved in process of setting up a new business enterprise:

  • Identification of business opportunities.
  • Setting up infrastructure
  • Generation of a business idea.
  • Feasibility Study.
  • Preparation of a business plan.
  • Launching the enterprise.

 

120. Which of the following is the key factor for choosing the type of financing?

  1. Availability of funds
  2. Assets of the venture
  3. Prevailing interest rates
  4. All of the given options

Answer.4. All of the given options

Explanation:

Key factors affecting the type of financing is whether it is better to choose one type of financing over another are:

  • how much money is available;
  • the assets of the venture;
  • the interest rates at the time.

Usually, an entrepreneur meets financial needs by employing a combination of debt and equity financing.

 

121. Following is not involved in EDP

  1. Identification of entrepreneurs for training
  2. Selection of entrepreneurs for training
  3. Developing entrepreneurial capabilities
  4. Arranging infrastructural facilities

Answer.4. Arranging infrastructural facilities

Explanation:

Basic Feature of EDP:

  1. Identification and careful selection of entrepreneurs for training.
  2. Developing the entrepreneurial capabilities of the trainee.
  3. Ensuring a viable industrial project for each potential entrepreneur.
  4. Equipping the trainee with basic managerial understanding.
  5. Helping him to secure necessary financial, infrastruc tural, and related assistance.

 

122.  The distinction between an “entrepreneur” and “small business owner”, if made, revolves around:

  1. really nothing; they are truly one and the same
  2. the Small Business Administration definitions
  3. whether the business is an Internet-based one or not
  4. the risk-taking or re-invention of a business vs someone who “simply” starts a

Answer.2. the Small Business Administration definitions

Explanation:

Entrepreneurs are the founders and creators of new products or services, while small business owners start a type of business that already exists within the marketplace.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) definition of a small business has evolved over time and is dependent on the particular industry. The SBA defined a small business firm as “independently owned and operated…and not dominant in its field of operation This is still part of their definition. At that time,

 

123. Which of the following is not a main element of the project management process?

  1. Estimation
  2. Schedule
  3. Monitor
  4. Systems design

Answer.4. Systems design

Explanation:

Developed by the Project Management Institute (PMI), the five phases of project management include conception and initiation, Estimation, planning, Schedule, execution, performance/monitoring, and project close.

 

124. SBA stands for:

  1. Small business accountants
  2. Small business administration
  3. Small business adequacy
  4. Small business advisors

Answer.2. Small business administration

Explanation:

SBA stands for Small business administration. The SBA assists small businesses in four main areas: financing, education and training, government contracting and providing a voice in policy matters. These programs are aimed at helping entrepreneurs start their businesses and keep them thriving.

 

125. EDPs course contents contains ___________

  1. General introduction to entrepreneurs
  2. Motivation training
  3. Managerial skills
  4. All the above

Answer.4. All the above

Explanation:

EDPs course contents consist of the following six inputs:

  1. General Introduction to Entrepreneurship.
  2. Motivation Training
  3. Management Skills
  4. Support System and Procedure
  5. Fundamentals of Project Feasibility Study
  6. Plant Visits

 

126. EDII was developed by the

  1. Government of India
  2. State Government
  3. All India Financial Institutions
  4. Public sector banks

Answer.3. All India Financial Institutions

Explanation:

Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), an autonomous and not-for-profit institute, set up in 1983, is promoted by apex financial institutions – the IDBI Bank Ltd., IFCI Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd. and the State Bank of India (SBI), with support from the Government of Gujarat.

 

127. NIESBUD was established in

  1. 1980
  2. 1983
  3. 1986
  4. 1989

Answer.2. 1983

Explanation:

The NIESBUD Library & Information Service section was established on 6th July 1983 to act as assistance for the development of research and training in New Entrepreneurs.

 

128.  ________ is the first development bank of the country.

  1. ICICI
  2. IDBI
  3. SF
  4. IFCI

Answer.4. IFCI

Explanation:

IFCI (industrial financial corporation of India) was the first development bank of India in 1948.

 

129. State Industrial corporations engage in the development of ________

  1. industrial estates
  2. institutional estates
  3. individual investors
  4. agricultural entrepreneurs

Answer.1. industrial estates

Explanation:

State Industrial corporations are state-owned government corporations that engage in the development and promotion of industrial estates such as medium and large industries.

 

130. SIDBI was set up as a subsidiary of _________

  1. IDBI
  2. IFCI
  3. ICICI
  4. SFC

Answer.1. IDBI

Explanation:

The SIDBI was established on April 02, 1990, by the Government of India, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of IDBI. It was delinked from IDBI w.e.f. March 27, 2000. SIDBI is headed by the Chairman & Managing Director.

 

131. Which of the following is a function of SIDBI?

  1. Extension of seed capital
  2. Discounting of bills
  3. Providing factoring services
  4. All of the above

Answer.4. All of the above

Explanation:

SIDBI is the Primary Financial Institution for promoting, developing, and financing MSME (Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise) sector. Besides focussing on the development of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise sectors, SIDBI also promotes cleaner production and energy efficiency.

The functions of SIDBI (Small Industrial Development Bank of India) are as follows-

  • SIDBI refinances loans and advances extended by the primary lending institution to small-scale industries Units and also provides resources support to them.
  • SIDBI discounts and rediscounts the bills arising from the sale of machinery to or manufactured by Industrial units in the small-scale sector.

 

132. A provisional SSI registration certificate is valid for a period of ________

  1. four Years
  2. three Years
  3. two Years
  4. one year

Answer.1. one year

Explanation:

Provisional registration is a registration that is temporary and which would be regularised on fulfilling certain conditions in the future. The provisional registration is valid for a period of 1 years at first instance

 

133. DGTD stands for __________

  1. Directorate General of Technical Development
  2. District General of Technical Development
  3. District General of Taxation Deduction
  4. Directorate General of Taxation Deduction

Answer.1. Directorate General of Technical Development

Explanation:

DGTD stands for Directorate General of Technical Development,

 

134. National Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (NAYE) Sponsored an Entrepreneurial Development scheme with Bank of India in______________

  1. January 1920
  2. August 1920
  3. January 1972
  4. August 1972

Answer.4. August 1972

Explanation:

National Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (NAYE) sponsored an Entrepreneurial Development Scheme with the Bank of India in August 1972 on a pilot basis. This scheme, known as BINEDS, is operative in the States of Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Union Territories of Chandigarh and Delhi.

 

135. The application for registration of a small scale unit should be submitted to the _______

  1. General manager, DIC
  2. Director, DI
  3. General manager NSI
  4. Director, NSI

Answer.1. General manager, DIC

Explanation:

The application for registration of a small scale unit should be submitted to the General manager, DIC.

All Micro & Small Enterprises which are registered with the Director of Industries (DI)/District Industries Centre (DIC) as manufacturing/service enterprises or having Acknowledgement of Entrepreneurs Memorandum are eligible for registration with NSIC under its Single Point Registration Scheme (SPRS).

 

136. District Industries Centres are located ____________

  1. in each district
  2. in each state
  3. only in selected districts
  4. only in selected states

Answer.1. in each district

Explanation:

District Industries centers are located only in selected districts. District Industries Centre or DIC is a scheme of the central government for supporting and promoting the local and cottage industry in a particular District area.

 

137. The purpose of soft loan scheme is to encourage units to undertake ___________

  1. modernization of plant and machinery
  2. replacement of plant and machinery
  3. renovation of plant and machinery
  4. all the above

Answer.1. all the above

Explanation:

A “soft financing” or “soft loan” is a loan given with next-to-no or no interest with extended grace periods, offering more leniency than traditional loans. Many developing nations need funds but cannot afford to borrow at market rates.

The purpose of soft loan scheme is to encourage

  1. modernization of plant and machinery
  2. replacement of plant and machinery
  3. renovation of plant and machinery

 

139. EXIM bank is a _______

  1. State-level institution
  2. Regional-level institution
  3. All India institution
  4. International institution

Answer.3. All India institution

Explanation:

Exim Bank was established by the Government of India, under the Export-Import Bank of India Act, 1981 as a purveyor of export credit, mirroring global Export Credit Agencies. Exim Bank serves as a growth engine for industries and SMEs through a wide range of products and services. Exim Bank is fully owned by the Government of India.

 

140. DIC is headed by General Manager in the rank of ________

  1. Joint Director of industries
  2. Assistant Director of industries
  3. Non-departmental officer
  4. Departmental officer

Answer.1. Joint Director of industries

Explanation:

Each DIC was proposed to be headed by a General Manager of the rank of a Joint Director of Industries and assisted by seven functional managers each having a rank of Deputy Director of Industries/Senior Assistant Director of Industries, in the field of Economic Investigation, Research, Extension, and Training; Machinery and Equipment; Raw Materials; Credit; Marketing and Cottage industries.

 

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